Improvement in boats



A. PI'I'MA'N- sous.

No.177,,153. Patented May 9,1876.

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MPETERS. PHOTO-LITHDGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE. 5

AAEoN PITMAN, OF MATAWAN, NEw JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 177,] 53, dated May 9, 1876; application filed December 17, 1875.

boards, plates, or sheets made of celluloid are cut into the required shape for forming the shell of a boat or vessel, and are then placed over the ribs or the skeleton,.to which they are fastened by aid of a paste made of celluloid, which paste is obtained by dissolving celluloid in naphtha or spirits of wine. The celluloid boards, plates, or sheets are fastened to each other by aid of the same paste. All connections formed by this paste between the parts of celluloid, as well as between wood or metal and celluloid, are just as strong as the In order to describe my invention more fully I refer to the accompanying drawing,

forming a part of this specification.

Figure'l is a side view of a boat embodying my invention. Fig. II is a plan view of the same. a

A represents a sheet of celluloid forming the outside shell of a boat. The stem a and stern b are formed by cuts made through the sheet of celluloid, and the ends of these cuts are placed parallel to each other, and fastened together by aid of the aforementioned paste.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to claim- As a new article of manufacture, a seamless boat or vessel formed of celluloid, substantially as described.

This specification signed this 11th day of December, 1875. I

A. PITMAN.

Witnesses:

ANTON O. GRoNDAL, FRANKLIN BAERITT. 

